Leicester Elementary (Buncombe County Schools SCH DIST.), North Carolina - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Leicester Elementary is a Elementary in Leicester, NC. It currently serves 394 students (grades PK-04). The school is part of the Buncombe County Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Buncombe County Schools School District and all schools in North Carolina.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:394

Number of Teachers: 29

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.59

Location Info

Location: 31 Gilbert Road, Leicester, NC 28748

Mailing Address: 31 Gilbert Road, Leicester, NC 28748-9601

Phone: (828)683-2341

Website: http://les.buncombeschools.org/

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	63
Grade 2	92
Grade 3	77
Grade 4	66
Kindergarten	95
Pre-Kindergarten	1

Gender/Sex of Leicester Elementary Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	177	44.92
Female	217	55.08

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Leicester Elementary Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.51
Black or African American	10	2.54
Hispanic/Latino	54	13.71
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.25
Two or more races	8	2.03
White	319	80.96

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	4	2.26
Hispanic/Latino	19	10.73
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.56
Two or more races	4	2.26
White	149	84.18

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.92
Black or African American	6	2.77
Hispanic/Latino	35	16.13
Two or more races	4	1.84
White	170	78.34

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.

Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	3	4.76
Hispanic/Latino	4	6.35
Two or more races	1	1.59
White	55	87.30

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.09
Black or African American	1	1.09
Hispanic/Latino	14	15.22
Two or more races	1	1.09
White	75	81.52

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.30
Black or African American	3	3.90
Hispanic/Latino	11	14.29
Two or more races	4	5.20
White	58	75.33

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino	12	18.18
Two or more races	2	3.03
White	52	78.79

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	3	3.16
Hispanic/Latino	13	13.68
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.05
White	78	82.11

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
White	1	100.00